IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute addenda to the Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms, at an increased aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $16,275.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20563, November 23, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute addenda to the Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms to continue to provide legal services to the County in complex litigation and other matters for which they have been retained; and,
WHEREAS, the lawyers and law firms for whom contracts are recommended, the services to be provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2020 are as follows:
Law Firm Matter Amount
Husch Blackwell State Law Real Property Takings $13,000
Kansas City, MO Claim
HF Law Firm LLC HR Investigations 3,275
Kansas City, MO
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Total $16,275
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements with the law firms and lawyers identified in this Resolution, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $16,275.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments on the contracts.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20563 of November 23, 2020, was duly passed on November 30, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $16,275.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer